Have writer's block? Hopefully this resource will help librarians identify publishing and presentation opportunities in library & information science, as well as other related fields. I will include calls for papers, presentations, participation, reviewers, and other relevant notices that I find on the web. If you find anything to be posted, please drop me a note. thanks -- Corey Seeman, University of Michigan(cseeman@umich.edu)

Thursday, November 29, 2012

Share your best ideas and work with the national library community by presenting a poster session at the 2013 ALA Annual Conference in Chicago!

Start your application process now at http://ala13.ala.org/how-to-submit-a-poster-session. Note that the submission process has changed. You must create a username and password for the site before you submit your application, you must choose to submit a poster session proposal after you log-in, and you will receive a confirmation e-mail after you have completed your submission.

The deadline for submission of 2013 ALA Annual Conference poster session proposals is January 18.

The poster session committee encourages submissions from all types of libraries and on any topic relevant to librarianship. Submissions may include a description of an innovative library program; an analysis of a solution to a problem; a report of a research study; or any other presentation that would benefit the larger library community.

Poster session participants place materials such as pictures, data, graphs, diagrams and narrative text on boards that are usually 4 x 8 feet. During their assigned 11Ž2 hour time periods, participants informally discuss their presentations with conference attendees. Titles/abstracts from previous years, and pictures of sample posters, are available at the old poster session website: http://www.lib.jmu.edu/org/ala (note that this site is only serving as an archive for previous Annual Conference poster sessions – for information on this year's posters, go to: http://ala13.ala.org/poster-sessions).

The deadline for submitting an application is January 18, 2013. Applicants will be notified in March, prior to the early bird registration deadline, whether their submission has been accepted for presentation at the conference. The 2013 ALA Annual Poster Sessions will be held June 29 and 30, 2013 (the Saturday and Sunday of the conference), at the McCormick Place convention center in Chicago.

Questions about poster session presentations and submissions may be directed to:

“The essence of Transition is in its name. It describes the era of change we are all living in. The Transition idea is about us all being an engaged, active part of that change.”--Transition Town Movement

Transition is a grassroots movement that pulls on communities to improve local and global conditions in a sustainable way. Similarly, the KO community contributes to the greater good both locally within our owninstitutions and globally through interoperable systems, standards, and technologies. In the spirit of transition, the Fourth North American Symposium on Knowledge Organization (NASKO 2013) conference invitesparticipants to come together to forge and strengthen the connections that will shape the future of knowledge organization.

Proposals for research papers, position papers, posters, unconference topics and a doctoral symposium are welcomed. Acceptable languages for conference submissions include English, French or Spanish. Graduatestudents are especially encouraged to submit proposals.

Topics to explore include, but are not limited to, the following:

- Theory of KO- History of KO- Legacy and emerging KOSs- Epistemological status of KO- Domain Analysis approach to KO- New challenges in teaching KO- KO research sustainability- The future of KO- Sociocultural studies of KO

Proposal categories:Research and Position Papers: Proposals should include a title and be no more than 1500 words long. Proposals should situate themselves within the extant literature of knowledge organization, and have a clearly articulated theoretical grounding and methodology. Those that report on completed or ongoing work will be given preference. Diverse perspectives and methodologies are welcome.

Posters: Proposals should include a title and be no more than 650 words long.

Unconference Sessions: Proposals of topics for sessions driven by attendees. The unconference will include 30-minute breakout sessions with two or three topics per session, depending on attendance. The proponentsof the topics selected will be hosting the session and deliver a final lightning talk.

Doctoral Symposium: This is an opportunity for doctoral students to discuss their research in progress in a 15-minute presentation. Proposals should consist of a 500-word abstract with citations (citations not included in word count) and a one-page CV. Students will also have the opportunity to attend a general advising session to discuss their CVs, service commitments, and how to approach the job market.

Proposal format:Proposals should include the name(s) of the author(s), their complete mailing and e-mail addresses, and their telephone and fax numbers. Please send proposals in Word or .rtf format to nasko2013@gmail.com

Publication: All accepted papers will be published online. The papers most highly-ranked during the peer-review process will, with permission of the authors, be published, in full, in a future issue of Knowledge Organization.

Bursaries for studentsISKO C/US will offer a limited number of bursaries for students presenting at the conference. Application guidelines will appear on the ISKO C/US website later this year: http://iskocus.org/

Program Committee:Cristina Pattuelli, Pratt Institute, New YorkKathryn La Barre, University of Illinois, Urbana-ChampaignRichard Smiraglia, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, MilwaukeeHur-Li Lee, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, Milwaukee

We know you have a good program, successful activity, or great lesson learned that you'd like to share with the SLA membership. Please submit an abstract for the Biomedical & Life Sciences Division (DBIO) contributed papers session at SLA 2013 to share what you've learned or done!

Previous Contributed Papers sessions at SLA have included topics such as:

·Using Patient Literacy and Knowledge to Optimize the Delivery of Health Information

·Role of Librarians in the Development of Computer-Mediated Social Networks: Challenges and Lessons Learned From VIVO Implementation and Outreach.

·Librarian Involvement in a Family Medicine Clerkship Patient Education Project: A Case Report

·Road to Open Access in the Sciences: Exploring Publishing Trends in OA Journals at York University

THE IMPORTANT DETAILS:

The SLA Biomedical & Life Sciences Division Contributed Papers Committee invites proposals for papers presenting original research, innovative projects or other professional activities of interest to the SLA Biomedical and Life Sciences Division. SLA 2013 will be held June 9 -11 2013 in San Diego, California.

Abstract: : A 200-500 word abstract should accurately convey the subject of the paper, its scope, and conclusions. The following website may be helpful for creating your abstract: http://www.linguistics.ucsb.edu/faculty/bucholtz/sociocultural/abstracttips.html. Abstracts will be scored on evidence of scholarship, methodology, originality, timeliness of the topic, compatibility with 20 min. presentation, and relevance to DBIO members and other SLA attendees.

**Updated Deadline for Submission of Abstracts: January 2nd, 2013**

Papers: If chosen, acceptance of your paper reflects a commitment on your part to:

1) Submit the complete text of your paper to the program convener by May 15, 2013 for inclusion on the DBIO Contributed Papers website.

If you have any questions, please feel free to contact me! Please also feel free to forward this announcement on to your colleagues and other relevant e-mail lists. Apologies for cross-posting. The website for this announcement is: http://dbiosla.org/events/conf_next/contr_papers.html

CFP: Focus on Educating for Sustainability: Toolkit for Academic Libraries

TITLE: Focus on Educating for Sustainability: Toolkit for Academic Libraries

EDITOR: Maria A. Jankowska

PUBLISHER: Library Juice Press

BOOK ABSTRACT: In the last ten years literature on greening libraries has expanded considerably. Furthermore, by signing the Presidents’ Climate Commitment, university presidents and chancellors committed their institutions to finding new solutions to environmental, economic, and social issues through their teaching, research, and service operations. Since 2007, higher education has observed exponential growth of programs integrating sustainability literacy into teaching and research. Academic libraries must respond to this increasing focus on educating for sustainability and go beyond greening libraries to become active partners in advancing education and research for sustainability.

OBJECTIVE OF THE BOOK: This edited collection strives to capture the current status and future directionof libraries' commitment to advance the focus of educating for sustainability. It will serve as a toolkit offering a wide range of best practices, case studies, and activities ready for implementation within academic libraries.

POSSIBLE TOPICS: With this call, the editor invites articles, essays, and case studies that describe specific activities undertaken by academic libraries or visions for future activities that support university sustainability research and teaching. Such activities may include, but are not limited to, the following:

Integrating sustainability literacy into bibliographic instruction and university courses

Selecting materials in support of sustainability-related curriculum

Creating effective research guides on sustainability topics related to social equity, economic practicality, and the environment

Promoting open access content resources related to sustainability

Partnering on university sustainability curriculum design and collaborative teaching

Participating in university efforts to educate for sustainability across disciplines

TARGET AUDIENCES: The editor believes this book will be of interest to a large variety of audiences including the following:

Librarians seeking inspiration for ways to combine their expertise with their passion for sustainability

Library managers interested in leveraging and highlighting library services that support their institution's focus on sustainability

Teaching faculty collaborating with libraries on projects related to sustainability

University administrators interested in the strategic role of libraries in educating for sustainability

SUBMISSION GUIDELINES: Authors are invited to submit abstracts and proposals of 300-500 words to educatingforsustain@gmail.comby January 15, 2013. Notifications will be sent by February 26, 2013. A first draft ranging from 1,500-7,000 words will be due by April 2, and a final manuscript will be due by June 25, 2013.

Submitted manuscripts must not have been published previously or simultaneously submitted elsewhere. Following review, articles will be returned via e-mail for revision before final acceptance. All materials are edited as necessary for clarity. Submissions should include an abstract of no more than 150 words (highlighting the scope, methodology, and conclusions of the paper) at the beginning of each manuscript. Authors should follow the Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association, 6th ed. Examples are available at: http://www.dianahacker.com/resdoc/p04_c09_o.htm(Research and Documentation Online by Diane Hacker).

Wednesday, November 28, 2012

IBNA: Cooperating with Continuing Professional Development and Workplace Learning (CPDWL), IFLA’s Sections for Education and Training (SET) has released call for papers for the 79th IFLA General Conference and Assembly.

Paper proposals are invited that address the following range of topics:• Has your library actively used the learning organization model to help it achieve continuous improvement?• Can your library be described as a ‘learning organization’? Does it thrive on change?• What strategies does your library have in place to help both staff and the community adapt to the rapidly changing socio-cultural and technological environments?• How is learning mapped to your institution’s strategic planning process?• Has your institution developed policies and practices that promote the integration of learning concepts through libraries?• Do your communities recognise the library as the centre of learning because of the programs it delivers and the services it offers?• How are LIS education programs developing a new generation of library and information professionals who are committed to embracing change as a positive force?• What internal learning programs does your library have in place to promote a shared vision of individual and collective learning?

Proposals should be submitted electronically to Sylvia Piggott at spiggott@sympatico.ca with a copy to Gillian Hallam at g.hallam@qut.edu.au no later than January 31, 2013 and indicate ‘IFLA proposal’ in the subject line.

Selected presenters will be notified by March 28, 2013.

The 79th IFLA General Conference and Assembly will be held on ‘Future Libraries: Infinite Possibilities, slated for 17-23 August 2013, Singapore.

Tuesday, November 27, 2012

Call for proposals Public Libraries Tech Serv IG Midwinter 2013The ALCTS Public Libraries Technical Services Interest Group is seeking proposals for presentations at ALA Midwinter 2013, in Seattle, WA. We will meet from 8:30-10:00am on Saturday, January 26th.

All topics related to the role of Technical Services in Public Libraries are welcome. Presenters will have approximately 15 minutes for presentations, with a short business meeting to follow the presentations.

The
2013 National Forum Committee seeks proposals for high quality
pre-conferences, concurrent sessions and poster sessions for the 16th
annual LITA National Forum to be held in Louisville, Kentucky, November
7-10, 2013.

The 2013 theme is Creation, Collaboration, Community

The
Forum Committee welcomes pre-conferences, presentations, and
interactive programs related to all types of libraries: public, school,
academic, government, special, and corporate. Proposals should relate
to the themes of creation, empowering library users, collaboration,
cooperation, and building or engaging communities. Proposals may cover
projects, plans, ideas, or recent discoveries.
We accept proposals on any aspect of library and information
technology.

The
committee particularly invites submissions from first time presenters,
library school students, and individuals from diverse backgrounds.

The
Forum Committee is especially interested in presentations highlighting
projects that involve the creation of library spaces, the
maker movement, and innovative solutions to pragmatic problems. It
also encourages sessions that are hands-on.

Possible ideas for topics might include:

Maker spaces/Maker Movement

Creation of New Library Spaces

Data Curation

Discovery

User Experience

Web Services

Coding

Digital Libraries

Institutional Repositories

Presentations
must have a technological focus and pertain to libraries. Presentations
that incorporate audience participation are encouraged.
Sessions can be full-day pre-conferences, concurrent sessions (50
minutes), or poster sessions. The format of the presentations may
include single- or multi-speaker formats, panel discussions, moderated
discussions, case studies and/or demonstrations of projects.

Vendors wishing to submit a proposal should partner with a library representative who is testing/using the product.

Presenters
will submit draft presentation slides and/or handouts on ALA Connect in
advance of the Forum and will submit final presentation
slides or electronic content (video, audio, etc.) to be made available
on the web site following the event. Presenters are expected to register
and participate in the Forum as attendees; discounted registration will
be offered.

The ALCTS CMS Collection
Evaluation and Assessment Interest Group invites speakers to participate
at the Collection Evaluation and Assessment Interest Group session at
the ALA Midwinter Meeting in Seattle on Sunday,
Jan. 27, 2013 from 1:00 pm - 2:30 pm.

The mission of the ALCTS
CMS Collection Evaluation and Assessment Interest Group is dedicated to
quantitative measures based on commonly defined data; managing
information resources and developing institutional
benchmarking; exploring, developing, and promoting the use of both
descriptive data and outcomes/impacts data.

The theme of the session
will be “Findings that surprised us”—an exploration of different case
studies in which people’s data findings were unexpected, and how they
used this data to shape their future work with
their collections.

Proposed sessions should
describe both how and why the data was gathered and how the data was
used to spark decisions/changes in collection development. Proposals on
both small and large scale findings are welcomed.

Presentations should be approximately 15-20 minutes in length.

Additional time will be allowed for questions and discussion.

Please send abstracts of proposals to Amelia Brunskill (abrunski@depaul.edu) by Friday, December 14, 2012 (previous deadline has been extended).
If you have questions, please contact us. We look forward to hearing from you!

CFP: Role of the Professional Librarian in Technical Services IG - ALA Midwinter 2012The ALCTS Role of the Professional Librarian in Technical Services Interest Group (RPLTS IG) is seeking proposals for presentations at ALA Midwinter 2013, in Seattle, WA. RPLTS will meet from 10:30-11:30 on Saturday, January 26th.

All topics related to the role of the professional librarian in technical services are welcome, and presenters will be allotted approximately 15-20 minutes, with a short time for questions after the presentations.

If you are interested in presenting, please contact Allison Yanos (allison_yanos@baylor.edu) or Charles McElroy (cnmcelroy@fsu.edu) by December 14, 2012, with a topic and brief description of your presentation.

CFP: Penn State Shenango Teaching Conference on Meeting the Challenges of the 21st Century Classroom

The Penn State Shenango Teaching Conference will focus on interdisciplinary approaches in undergraduate education and will be held March 15 and 16, 2013, on the campus of Penn State Shenango in Sharon, Pennsylvania. The mission of the conference is to bring college educators together to share experiences, resources, and innovative strategies to meet the diverse challenges of the twenty-first-century classroom.

We welcome proposals for presentations from those who teach in all college-level fields on any topics related to undergraduate education, especially in meeting the diverse challenges of the contemporary college environment. Our first conference was held in the fall of 2010, and covered the following topics, among others:

diversity in the classroom

nontraditional and adult learners

students with disabilities

using game theory and gaming in the classroom

twenty-first-century freshman composition courses

enhancing the freshman experience

engaging undergraduate students

reaching first-generation college students

Submissions are now being accepted for presentations on creating lifelong learners in the higher education classroom. The diverse classroom comes with diverse student challenges, including age variation, ranges in the understanding and use of technology, and career changes. Some students have few role models for higher education in their families, and nontraditional students especially juggle responsibilities and stressors beyond attaining their education. Additionally, faculty members encounter more students with diagnosed learning disabilities, yet seldom are specifically trained to accommodate them. Further, as the economy becomes more globalized, educators are looking for ways to offer international experiences to their students.

We are accepting abstracts for presentations or workshops on the theme of lifelong learning.

CFP: IUG (Innovative Users Group) Meeting at ALA Midwinter (Seattle 2013)The IUG will be hosting a business meeting in conjunction with ALA midwinter in Seattle, Washington on Friday, January 25, 2013 from 2pm-5pm. It will be held in the Jefferson Room of the Sheraton Hotel (4th floor). If you are planning to attend ALA, please consider attending this IUG event to meet with your colleagues and hear some inspiring presentations. A detailed agend a will be posted on the website as we get closer to the date.

Speaking of presentations, I am looking for 3-4 presenters who would be willing to share their expertise at the meeting. Presentations can be 30 minutes to one hour long. If you submitted a proposal for the IUG conference, consider doing a dry run at midwinter.

I am also thinking of doing something a little bit different this year by including a forum or panel on a topic. I am looking for ideas, so please email me your suggestions at christine.rigda@utoledo.edu.

Thank you ! I'm looking forward to hearing from you and to seeing you in Seattle!

The PCA/ACA National Conference will be held March 27-30, 2013 in Washington, DC at the Wardman Park Marriott.

Proposal Deadline Extension: 12/7/2012

The annual joint conference of the Popular Culture and American Culture Associations will be held at the Wardman Park Marriott in Washington, DC from March 27-30, 2013. The Biography Area of the Popular Culture Association welcomes submissions from scholars of various disciplines.

The Biography and Popular Culture Area will examine the connections between biography and popular culture. Papers and full panel presentations regarding any aspect of popular culture and biography are encouraged.

CFP: The Fourth Annual Collections Research Forum - Emerging Research in Collection Management & Development (ALA Annual 2013)
The Publications Committee of the Collection Management Section of ALCTS is sponsoring the Fourth Annual Collections Research Forum, "Emerging Research in Collection Management & Development," at the 2013 American Library Association Annual Conference in Chicago.
This is an opportunity to present and discuss your research. Both completed research and research in progress will be considered. All researchers, including collection practitioners from all types of libraries, library school faculty and students, and other interested individuals, are encouraged to submit a proposal.
The Committee will use a "blind review” process to select two projects. The selected researchers are required to present their papers in person at the forum. Each researcher should plan for a 25-30 minute presentation, with a 10-15 minute open discussion following each presentation. Criteria for selection are:
· Significance of the study for improving collection management and development practices
· Potential for research to fill a gap in collections scholarship or to build on previous studies
· Quality and creativity of the methodology
Previously published research or research accepted for publication prior to January 15, 2013, will not be accepted.
The submission must consist of two pages. On the first page, please list your name(s), title(s), institutional affiliation(s), and contact information (including your mailing address, telephone number, fax number, and email address). The second page should be a one-page proposal, and it should NOT show your name or any personal information. Instead, it must include only:
· The title of your project
· A clear statement of the research problem
· A description of the research methodology used
· Results of the project, if any
The deadline for proposals is January 15, 2013.
Notification of acceptance will be made by February 15, 2013.
ALCTS, in its bylaws, claims the right of first refusal for publication of any work emanating from an ALCTS body or program.
Please send submissions to:
Michael Levine-Clark
Chair, CMS Publications Committee
E-mail: michael.levine-clark@du.edu
TEL: 303-871-3413

Monday, November 26, 2012

LLAMA/NMRT New Leaders Discussion Group invites the submission of proposals for “Discussion Starters” at its meeting at the 2013 ALA Midwinter Conference in Seattle, WA. A Discussion Starter is a short and informal presentation that aims to provide a starting point for lively conversations.

We look for enthusiastic Discussion Starters to share their experience (it could either be a positive experience or a lesson learned), helpful tips, and advice on the topics. A panel discussion format will be used for this part of the program. Each Discussion Starter will have 8 minutes to present their topic. We will then break into small groups (joined by Discussion Starters) for in-depth discussions of the topics and ideas raised.

At this year’s Midwinter conference, we are interested in topics focusing on how to develop public speaking skills to engage people and to effectively convey our message. We seek proposals for discussion starters that address this topic from a variety of angles, including (but not limited to):• Techniques that have contributed to your successful public speaking experience• Learning and growing from harrowing experiences• Advice and tips based on experience

Proposals are due by November 30. Notification of acceptance will be made by December 20. Please submit your proposal using this form.

The first annual North American Data Documentation Initiative User Conference (NADDI2013) will take place on April 2nd and 3rd, with an opening night reception on April 1st, at the University of Kansas in Lawrence, Kansas. NADDI is based on the successful European DDI User Conference (EDDI), now in its fourth year.

We are looking for presentations related to DDI (http://www.ddialliance.org): the use of DDI in research settings, archives, or in official statistics organizations; papers on DDI tools, or critiques of DDI. Of particular interest are presentations on the use of DDI by research teams.